James Lovelock

J. E. Lovelock

This classic work is now reissued in new covers with a new Preface by the author. Written for non-scientists, this is an original work in which James Lovelock puts forward his inspirational idea that life on earth functions as a single organism.

A New Look at Life on Earth

Gaia

Este livro apresenta um alerta para a humanidade - o aquecimento global é um processo irreversível, e, para que a Terra não seja inabitável já nas próximas décadas, é bom começar a trabalhar agora para minimizar seus efeitos. 'A vingança de Gaia' é o alerta de que a Terra pode estar se preparando para tornar a vida difícil para o Homem. Quem avisa é James Lovelock, um dos pais do movimento verde e autor e entusiasta da Teoria de Gaia, que acredita ser a Terra um organismo vivo, que sabe se defender do ataque de parasitas. E, neste momento, avisa ele, os parasitas somos nós, que exploramos sem dó os recursos naturais do planeta e empesteamos a atmosfera com gases poluentes. No livro, Lovelock não se limita a apontar problemas. Também dá sugestões de soluções, entre elas a polêmica defesa da energia nuclear como um mal menor e uma forma de a Humanidade ganhar tempo. E o tempo, alerta ele, é curto.

A vingança de Gaia

The author takes his theory of looking at the earth as a living organism one step further, showing readers how to apply medical science to the healing of the planet and discussing ozone depletion, acid rain, and more

Practical Medicine for the Planet

Healing Gaia

James Lovelock is a world-renowned scientist whose research on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the environment has generated a controversial theory about the Earth as a live, self-regulating organism. In his latest volume on the subject, Lovelock examines the health and future prospects of our ailing planet. 125 illustrations.

The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine

Jim E. Lovelock

The Gaia hypothesis, first put forth in the mid-1960s, and published in book form in 1975, explores the idea that the life of earth functions as a single organism which actually defines and maintains conditions necessary for its survival. Disclaiming the conventional belief that living matter reacts passively in the face of threats to its existence, Lovelock argues that the earth's living matter - air, ocean, and land surfaces - forms a complex system which has the capacity to keep our planet a fit place for life. Now reissued with an updated preface which discusses how Lovelock's predictions have already begun to hold true, Gaia has dramatically altered the way scientists view evolution and the environment.

Gaia, a New Look at Life on Earth

One of today's most influential environmentalists tells the fascinating storyof his life as a self-made inventor and scientist.

J. E. Lovelock

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